13th Annual Houston Book Fair

The printed book is becoming a breed of extinction! Come browse and buy some books of distinction.

On Saturday, November 7th, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., the 13th Annual Houston Book Fair at The Printing Museum will delight visitors with a wide range of items from moderately priced used books to rare and collectible volumes.

Engage your senses with the smell of aged books, the touch of printed pages, and the crackling sound of well-worn spines.  The fair will provide a great variety of material for gift giving and personal enjoyment.

The program kicks off with free book appraisals by local book appraiser, Kurt Zimmerman from 10:00am to noon.  A limit of two per guest.  At 1:00pm, “Local Book Collectors Panel Discussion” will introduce visitors to the world of book collecting in an increasingly digital era.

Select food trucks will be present on site for feasting and palatable enjoyment.

Throughout the day, a line-up consisting of approximately 20 dealers from across the country will present an array of rare items, including children’s books, Texana, mysteries, cookbooks, fine art and illustrated editions, historical documents, out-of-print, first editions, comics, and more.

Demonstrations will be conducted in the museum studios showcasing papermaking, letterpress printing, bookbinding and lithography.  Visitors can witness the rare occasion of our linotype machine in operation.

Additionally, the Houston Book Arts Guild and the Houston Printers Guild will be selling hand-made books and related crafts.